Standard Lemma guide

accomplished

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /əˈkɑm.plɪʃt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /əˈkʌm.plɪʃt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /əˈkɒm.plɪʃt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 K AA1 M P L IH0 SH T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Completed; effected; established.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • an accomplished fact
  • When he described the settlers' dominance as accomplished, he meant that it was a fait accompli.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • an accomplished scholar, an accomplished villain

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Showing skill and artistry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • an accomplished first novel

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of accomplish

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

successfully completed or brought to an end

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his mission accomplished he took a vacation
  • the completed project
  • the joy of a realized ambition overcame him

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: completed, realized, realised

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

settled securely and unconditionally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: effected, established

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

highly skilled

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an accomplished pianist
  • a complete musician

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: complete

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

* First attested in the late 15th century, from accomplish + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: завършен (zavǎršen) — completed
  • Bulgarian: съвършен (sǎvǎršen) — completed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 完成了的 (wánchéng le de) — completed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 既成的 (jìchéng de) — completed
  • Dutch: voldaan — completed
  • Dutch: voldane — completed
  • Dutch: voltrokken — completed
  • Finnish: loppuun suoritettu — completed
  • Finnish: toteutettu — completed
  • Finnish: tunnettu — completed
  • Finnish: hyväksytty — completed
  • French: accompli — completed
  • German: erreicht — completed
  • German: realisiert — completed
  • German: bewerkstelligt — completed
  • German: vollendet — completed
  • Ancient Greek: τέλειος (téleios) — completed
  • Hindi: पूरा (pūrā) — completed
  • Hindi: पूर्ण (pūrṇ) — completed
  • Indonesian: telah selesai — completed
  • Indonesian: telah jadi — completed
  • Interlingua: complite — completed
  • Interlingua: experte — completed
  • Italian: compiuto — completed
  • Japanese: 完成した (kansei-shita) — completed
  • Japanese: 完了した (kanryō-shita) — completed
  • Polish: dokonany — completed
  • Portuguese: realizado — completed
  • Russian: завершённый (zaveršónnyj) — completed
  • Russian: совершённый (soveršónnyj) — completed
  • Russian: зако́нченный (zakónčennyj) — completed
  • Russian: сверши́вшийся (sveršívšijsja) — completed
  • Spanish: logrado — completed
  • Spanish: realizado — completed
  • Spanish: cumplido — completed
  • Spanish: consumado — completed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有造詣的 /有造诣的 (yǒu zàoyì de) — having many accomplishments
  • Dutch: bedreven — having many accomplishments
  • Finnish: pätevä — having many accomplishments
  • French: accompli — having many accomplishments
  • German: vollendet — having many accomplishments
  • German: fähig — having many accomplishments
  • German: versiert — having many accomplishments
  • Polish: osiągnąwszy wiele — having many accomplishments
  • Portuguese: bem-sucedido — having many accomplishments
  • Portuguese: realizado — having many accomplishments
  • Russian: зако́нченный (zakónčennyj) — having many accomplishments
  • Serbo-Croatian: вр̀хӯнскӣ — having many accomplishments
  • Serbo-Croatian: вр̏стан — having many accomplishments
  • Serbo-Croatian: vr̀hūnskī — having many accomplishments
  • Serbo-Croatian: vȑstan — having many accomplishments
  • Chinese Mandarin: 純熟 /纯熟 (chúnshú) — showing skill
  • Chinese Mandarin: 熟練 /熟练 (shúliàn) — showing skill
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精通的 (jīngtōng de) — showing skill
  • Dutch: bedreven — showing skill
  • Finnish: ansiokas — showing skill
  • German: vollendet — showing skill
  • Polish: utalentowany — showing skill
  • Portuguese: genial — showing skill
  • Russian: уме́лый (umélyj) — showing skill
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